People can't help the way they feel, only what they do about it. They can no longer not be attracted to someone other than their spouse than they can say they are not hungry or not thirsty or not frightened… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might as well ask me if I am still breathing. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Well, the man who first translated the bible into English was burned at the stake, and they've been at it ever since. Must be… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Sexually active? Sexually active ? Patrick and I hadn't even learned the fine points of kissing yet! I marched on down. 'For your information,'… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Just that what happens today or next week or next year isn't necessarily the way things are always going to be. As soon as… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Do we have a hand mirror?' I asked from the kitchen doorway. 'Never use one,' said Lester, examining the date on a carton of… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
“Everything can change in an instant. Everything. And then there is only before and after.” — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example, when… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example,… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
